With the price of some items shooting across the roof in today's economy, living and spending wisely is the way to go. Here are some ways to repurpose some of the most common household items and save money for more important things.
Most people are fond of using common household items to purposes beyond what they are intended to do. Say for example, who would have thought that apple cider vinegar, aside from being an all-natural cough and throat remedy, can be used as a fruit fly trap.
According to Money Crashers, ACV can replace commercial fruit fly traps, which cost $7. Not only is ACV natural, it will also save you at least $5 or $6. To make a fruit fly trap using apple cider vinegar, simply fill a bowl with it and leave it in areas where fruit flies commonly appear.
Lemons and other citruses also have a multitude of use apart from being used to make a freshly squeezed glass of lemonade. As previously reported on Realty Today, citrus peels can be used for a variety of uses, including deodorizing and polishing.
The publication also noted that squeezing lemon juice over apples, pears and guacamole will help delay the browning process. Newspapers may also be used to dry wet, stinky shoes instead of getting yourself a commercial shoe dryer, which costs $40.
Newspapers are also great for use with food containers. If you need to toss out a food container because it already has the smell of the food stored in it, placing a newspaper inside it may save it from a trip to the trash bin.
Baking soda is also nature's way of helping moms whose kids have painted their walls or any other surface with crayons and other markers. According to the publication, scrub a mixture of a tablespoon of baking soda with a couple of drops of water on the surface to remove the marks.
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